Semantics, discourse analysis, etc
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Semantics, discourse analysis, etc
Hardback. Contains a selection of papers from the International Conference on Argumentation (Amsterdam, 2002) by international scholars of argumentation theory. This title is of interest to those who are working in the field of argumentation theory and to scholars who are interested in the developments in this field. Editor(s): Eemeren, Frans H. van; Blair, J. Anthony (University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada); Willard, Charles Arthur; Snoeck Henkemans, A. Francisca. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014550
- ISBN
- 9781402014550
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€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Paperback. This book offers new insights into how English speakers talk about their own and others' emotions. Using statistical evidence and corpus-linguistic methods, but also qualitative text analyses, the author examines how expressions that describe emotions are employed in a large corpus of conversational, newspaper, fictional and academic English. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black & white tables, 16 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFG; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 312.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137523310
- ISBN
- 9781137523310
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€ 121.77
€ 121.77
Paperback. Discusses Davidsonian and neo-Davidsonian event analyses of verbs and verbal roles. This book also discusses theories of semantic plurality, focussing on the analysis of collective, distributive and cumulative readings. It develops a neo-Davidsonian theory of events and plurality, a theory of event-maximalization, and a theory of scopal relations. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 396 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 559.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365693
- ISBN
- 9780792365693
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Condition: New
€ 69.66
€ 69.66
Hardback. Based on an edition published in 1992 in Bulgarian, this book offers a specific approach to controversial problems in linguistics. It states that aspect is the result of a complex interplay between the referents of verbs and nouns in the sentence. It also talks about the role nouns and noun phrases play in the explication of aspect in English. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365389
- ISBN
- 9780792365389
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Condition: New
€ 194.49
€ 194.49
Hardback. Presents a study of the syntax-semantics interface focusing on the structure of the subject-predicate relation. This book argues that there is syntactic constraint that clauses (small and tensed) are constructed out of a one-place unsaturated expression, the predicate, which must be applied to a syntactic argument, its subject. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2CSJ; CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364092
- ISBN
- 9780792364092
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Condition: New
€ 194.32
€ 194.32
Hardback. A collection of papers written by researchers in the field of computational semantics. It is suitable for those linguists, computer scientists, and logicians who want to know more about the algorithmic realization of meaning in natural language and about what is happening in this field of research. Editor(s): Bunt, Harry; Muskens, Reinhard. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 369 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; UYQL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361084
- ISBN
- 9780792361084
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Condition: New
€ 194.37
€ 194.37
Hardback. One of the most basic themes in the philosophy of language is referential uptake, the question of what counts as properly 'understanding' a referring act in communication. This work argues that traditional proposals fail to account for success in referential communication. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1050.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359746
- ISBN
- 9780792359746
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€ 127.17
€ 127.17
Hardback. This volume is a study of the foundations of model-theoretic semantics. Its central thesis is that one does not need to assume a perfect structural fit between languages and their models in order to characterize the basic semantic notions. Series: Topoi Library. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792356295
- ISBN
- 9780792356295
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Condition: New
€ 126.29
€ 126.29
Topic Focus Articulation, Tripartite Structures and Semantic Content
Hajicova, Eva; Partee, Barbara B. H.; Sgall, ...
hardcover. This text explores the relationship between theories of topic-focus structure, principally as developed in the Prague School, and the tripartite structure approach to quantification and other focus-sensitive constructions which has emerged from work in formal semantics. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352891
- ISBN
- 9780792352891
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Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
Hardback. Addresses three central issues in the study of plurality and quantification in natural languages. This collection sheds light on the question of how many readings have to be assigned to plural sentences and on the respective consequences for the architecture of the syntax-semantics interface. Editor(s): Hamm, Fritz; Hinrichs, Erhard W. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 391 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1610.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348412
- ISBN
- 9780792348412
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Condition: New
€ 192.43
€ 192.43
Hardback. Constitutes the state of the art regarding gerundive entities, defended in meticulous detail. Here, the author's ontology features just facts, proposition, and events, carefully distinguished from each other. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 431 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1730.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345688
- ISBN
- 9780792345688
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Condition: New
€ 195.50
€ 195.50
Hardback. This text presents an organized exploration of fundamental questions in the semantics of media. Topics include basic propositional content, reflections on content, and the semantics of interaction. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 148 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343899
- ISBN
- 9780792343899
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Condition: New
€ 126.09
€ 126.09
Hardback. Employs language analysis as a medium through which we can perceive and analyze the way our mind functions. Series: Library of Rhetorics. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343561
- ISBN
- 9780792343561
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Condition: New
€ 127.10
€ 127.10
Hardback. Takes a cross-linguistic perspective showing how the Hindi and English facts can be brought to bear on the theory of universal grammar. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2BMH; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792340997
- ISBN
- 9780792340997
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Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardback. This work begins with an introduction to recent theories of the semantics of plurals. The author argues that plural discourse involves entities corresponding to sets of individuals but nothing corresponding to higher order sets. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792340072
- ISBN
- 9780792340072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.55
€ 189.55
Hardback. This work shows how a simple syntax can be combined with a propositional language at the level of logical analysis. Cresswell's simple and direct style should make this book accessible to a wider audience than the somewhat specialized subject matter might initially suggest. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792339144
- ISBN
- 9780792339144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Hardback. This volume is a model-theoretic inquiry into the semantics of tense in natural language. It presents the view that the semantic contribution of tense is made in relation to structurally higher expressions (so-called relative tense) and argues against the view that tenses are all indexicals. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792338017
- ISBN
- 9780792338017
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Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
Hardback. A detailed survey of the various phenomena in the field of ambiguity and vagueness. The book is an extended edition of a German monograph and is addressed to advanced students and researchers in theoretical and computational linguistics, logic, philosophy of language, and NL-oriented AI. Translator(s): Simmons, Geoffrey. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333876
- ISBN
- 9780792333876
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Condition: New
€ 194.96
€ 194.96
Hardback. This text reviews possible semantic analyses of plural and conjoined noun phrases, arguing that the distinction between collective and distributive readings is represented in the part/whole structure of events. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332381
- ISBN
- 9780792332381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.33
€ 193.33
Hardback. Offers a theory of the relation between noun meaning and verb meaning. Two main theses are defended in this book which includes chapters on the issues of nominalization - problems and desiderata for a theory of nominalization; and English nominalization - some syntactic issues. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792324379
- ISBN
- 9780792324379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.10
€ 193.10